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'''Desmond''' is a member of the guards of [[Winterfell]].  
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'''Desmond''' is a member of the [[House Stark guards|household guard]] of Lord [[Eddard Stark]] at [[Winterfell]].{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
  
 
==Recent Events==
 
==Recent Events==
===A Game of Thrones===
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===''A Game of Thrones''===
He was accompanying the [[House Stark|Stark]] party when they come across the direwolves in the snow.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 1|Chapter 1]], Bran</ref> He was one of the guards that goes south with Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard]].<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 22|Chapter 22]], Arya</ref> He tells [[Arya]] not to worry about her father, since every northman is worth ten southron swords.<ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 32|Chapter 32]], Arya</ref> He was killed when Lord Eddard was arrested; Arya finds his body and kicks it, calling him a liar. <ref>[[A Game of Thrones]], [[A Game of Thrones-Chapter 50|Chapter 50]], Arya</ref>
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Desmond accompanies Lord [[Eddard Stark|Eddard's]] party to the trial and execution of [[Gared|a deserter]] from the [[Night's Watch]]. He and [[Tomard]] drag the man to an ironwood stump, where he is beheaded by Lord Eddard with his [[Valyrian steel]] [[greatsword]] [[Ice]]. On their way home to [[Winterfell]], the party comes across a dead [[direwolf]] and Desmond and [[Jory Cassel]] are eventually told by Eddard to gather up its pups.{{Ref|AGOT|1}}{{Ref|AGOT|70}}
  
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Desmond admits [[Maester]] [[Luwin]] to see Eddard in Lady [[Catelyn Stark|Catelyn's]] chambers, when Luwin brings a coded letter from Lady [[Lysa Arryn]] informing her sister that Lord [[Jon Arryn]] was murdered by Queen [[Cersei Lannister]].{{Ref|AGOT|6}}
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Desmond is one of the [[Winterfell]] [[House Stark guards|guards]] who goes south with Lord Eddard, when he becomes [[Hand of the King]] to [[Robert I Baratheon]]. He takes his meals in the small hall of the [[Tower of the Hand]], where he can be seen in the company of Jory Cassel, [[Hullen]], [[Harwin]], and [[Jacks]].{{Ref|AGOT|22}}
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Desmond and Tomard take up positions along the route Eddard will take when he goes to the armory of [[Tobho Mott]] in the [[Street of Steel]]. Their assignment is to look out for people following Eddard.{{Ref|AGOT|27}}
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Desmond presents [[Yoren]] before Eddard when the [[Night's Watch]] recruiter informs him about Lady Catelyn taking [[Tyrion Lannister]] captive on her way back to Winterfell. Desmond leads [[Arya Stark]] out of the room on Eddard's command and to her chambers. Arya wishes it was Tomard who is guarding her father as she then might have been able to linger on and listen at the door, whereas Desmond is too single-minded in his duty to fall for her tricks. On the way to the chambers, Arya asks him how many guards her father has, receiving the answer that the number is fifty. She inquires whether they will make sure that her father will not be killed, to which Desmond laughs and assures her that her father is guarded day and night. When Arya points out that the [[House Lannister|Lannisters]] have more men, he replies that every [[northman]] is worth ten southron swords and that she can sleep easy. Arya suggests that a wizard might be sent to kill her father, but Desmond says that wizards die just as other men when one cuts off their heads, drawing his [[longsword]] for stressing his point.{{Ref|AGOT|32}}
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When Eddard sends most of his best swords with Lord [[Beric Dondarrion]] to bring Ser [[Gregor Clegane]] to [[justice]], Desmond stays in [[King's Landing]]. He and [[Cayn]] admit Lord [[Petyr Baelish]] to the Hand's chambers just as Eddard has finished his letter to Lord [[Stannis Baratheon]] asking him to return to King's Landing because of King Robert I Baratheon's expected death.{{Ref|AGOT|45}}
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Desmond is killed in the [[House Stark#Household|Stark household]] purge following Lord Eddard's arrest. Arya finds his body in the stable, lying next to the body of a Lannister soldier. Arya assumes that Desmond killed only one Lannister man, which makes her remember how he assured her that no harm would befall her father and that every northman was worth ten southron swords. She kicks the body in a sudden fury and calls Desmond a liar.{{Ref|AGOT|50}}
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Latest revision as of 07:10, 21 March 2024

Desmond
Allegiance House Stark
Culture Northmen
Born North[1]
Died 298 AC
Red Keep, King's Landing
Books

Desmond is a member of the household guard of Lord Eddard Stark at Winterfell.[2]

Recent Events

A Game of Thrones

Desmond accompanies Lord Eddard's party to the trial and execution of a deserter from the Night's Watch. He and Tomard drag the man to an ironwood stump, where he is beheaded by Lord Eddard with his Valyrian steel greatsword Ice. On their way home to Winterfell, the party comes across a dead direwolf and Desmond and Jory Cassel are eventually told by Eddard to gather up its pups.[3][4]

Desmond admits Maester Luwin to see Eddard in Lady Catelyn's chambers, when Luwin brings a coded letter from Lady Lysa Arryn informing her sister that Lord Jon Arryn was murdered by Queen Cersei Lannister.[5]

Desmond is one of the Winterfell guards who goes south with Lord Eddard, when he becomes Hand of the King to Robert I Baratheon. He takes his meals in the small hall of the Tower of the Hand, where he can be seen in the company of Jory Cassel, Hullen, Harwin, and Jacks.[6]

Desmond and Tomard take up positions along the route Eddard will take when he goes to the armory of Tobho Mott in the Street of Steel. Their assignment is to look out for people following Eddard.[7]

Desmond presents Yoren before Eddard when the Night's Watch recruiter informs him about Lady Catelyn taking Tyrion Lannister captive on her way back to Winterfell. Desmond leads Arya Stark out of the room on Eddard's command and to her chambers. Arya wishes it was Tomard who is guarding her father as she then might have been able to linger on and listen at the door, whereas Desmond is too single-minded in his duty to fall for her tricks. On the way to the chambers, Arya asks him how many guards her father has, receiving the answer that the number is fifty. She inquires whether they will make sure that her father will not be killed, to which Desmond laughs and assures her that her father is guarded day and night. When Arya points out that the Lannisters have more men, he replies that every northman is worth ten southron swords and that she can sleep easy. Arya suggests that a wizard might be sent to kill her father, but Desmond says that wizards die just as other men when one cuts off their heads, drawing his longsword for stressing his point.[8]

When Eddard sends most of his best swords with Lord Beric Dondarrion to bring Ser Gregor Clegane to justice, Desmond stays in King's Landing. He and Cayn admit Lord Petyr Baelish to the Hand's chambers just as Eddard has finished his letter to Lord Stannis Baratheon asking him to return to King's Landing because of King Robert I Baratheon's expected death.[2]

Desmond is killed in the Stark household purge following Lord Eddard's arrest. Arya finds his body in the stable, lying next to the body of a Lannister soldier. Arya assumes that Desmond killed only one Lannister man, which makes her remember how he assured her that no harm would befall her father and that every northman was worth ten southron swords. She kicks the body in a sudden fury and calls Desmond a liar.[9]

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